Game week 31 free hit team selection?

macraignil · 09-03-2019 6:41pm #1

Not wanting to plan too far ahead it makes sense to me to play the free hit for game week 31. I want to play another chip in 32 and will worry about game week 33 when the games are decided. Early in the week yet so bound to make some changes. Currently looking at:

Fabianski
Alexander Arnold, Luiz, Robertson, Rice
Hazard, Salah, Sigurdsson
Rondon, Wilson, Higuain

Boruc, Fraser, Diop, Almiron

With 3.6 mill in the bank with the above team (selected mainly for this weeks fixtures) money is not an issue but still think there are improvements to be made. Any comments or advice on who to go for appreciated.

jimmii · 09-03-2019 7:24pm

Vardy instead of Higuain? I think anyone free hitting this week will be left with a decent amount in the bank. You could make Mane your third pool instead if Mane possibly? I prefer the two at the back option myself though.

POKERKING · 09-03-2019 7:30pm

Surely the optimal strategy for picking your fh team is just to copy fantasy football scout gameweek Picks?

jimmii · 09-03-2019 7:34pm

POKERKING wrote: »

Surely the optimal strategy for picking your fh team is just to copy fantasy football scout gameweek Picks?

They don't pick an fpl squad though. But yeah you'd want it to be pretty close alright to what they put out. Some people may also have more money than them to spend so can upgrade on what they do too.

Father Hernandez · 09-03-2019 7:39pm

POKERKING wrote: »

Surely the optimal strategy for picking your fh team is just to copy fantasy football scout gameweek Picks?

I’d be interested to see who they pick, certainly not copy it

Sure if everyone did that, FPL be boring as hell

bantee · 09-03-2019 7:47pm

I’ll be going Vardy, Wilson, TAA, Salah, Tielemens, Diop and build the rest around them.

CSF · 09-03-2019 7:52pm

Father Hernandez wrote: »

I’d be interested to see who they pick, certainly not copy it

Sure if everyone did that, FPL be boring as hell

Yeah that is a crazy logic. If I was doing one (I'm not) I think it would be

Fabianski (Boruc)
Robertson Fredericks Whichever of Luiz/Rudiger doesnt play on Thursday (Daniels/Stankovic)
Salah Mane Hazard Anderson (Bacuna)
Higuain Vardy Wilson

Shedite27 · 09-03-2019 8:58pm

CSF wrote: »

Yeah that is a crazy logic. If I was doing one (I'm not) I think it would be

Fabianski (Boruc)
Robertson Fredericks Whichever of Luiz/Rudiger doesnt play on Thursday (Daniels/Stankovic)
Salah Mane Hazard Anderson (Bacuna)
Higuain Vardy Wilson

I'll be FH'ing, and first draft is very simialr to this, just Fraser instead of Anderson really.

Fabianski (Boruc)
TAA Rice Luiz (Diop, Stankovic)
Salah Mane Hazard Fraser (Barnes)
Higuain Vardy Wilson

Summary: 3 Pool (ful), 3 Chelsea (eve), 2 Bournemouth (NEW), 2 WH at the back (HUD) and Vardy (Bur)

Father Hernandez · 09-03-2019 9:04pm

Have done my first FH draft

Fab (Boruc)

Robertson Rice Pereira (Kenny, Lejuene)

Salah Mane Hazard Snodgrass (Hayden)

Vardy Higuain Wilson

Not too sure I'll go too different from this bar injuries

km79 · 09-03-2019 9:04pm

Gonna be a lot of angry people when Depoitre bundles one in
West ham are poo at the back
Absolute poo

Macker1 · 09-03-2019 9:39pm

If you just free hit for GW 31 will you have 2 transfers for GW 32 ???

Cypher_sounds · 09-03-2019 9:50pm

Macker1 wrote: »

If you just free hit for GW 31 will you have 2 transfers for GW 32 ???

No goes back to 1 ft.

“Please note that when playing either a Wildcard or your Free Hit chip, any saved free transfers will be lost. You will be back to the usual 1 free transfer the following Gameweek.”

km79 · 09-03-2019 9:55pm

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

No goes back to 1 ft.

“Please note that when playing either a Wildcard or your Free Hit chip, any saved free transfers will be lost. You will be back to the usual 1 free transfer the following Gameweek.”

Where did you find that concise and very clear explanation ?
Oh on the FPL site under rules you say .......

09-03-2019 10:35pm

It wouldnt be a bad week to be some be contrariam this week if you chasing, id imagine salah will have craxy ownership given people planning for this week and the free hits, ill probably fade him and take my medicine if he does well

km79 · 09-03-2019 10:36pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It wouldnt be a bad week to be some be contrariam this week if you chasing, id imagine salah will have craxy ownership given people planning for this week and the free hits, ill probably fade him and take my medicine if he does well

He is the only must have

Rikand · 09-03-2019 10:36pm

Draft 2 (cause I tore up draft 1)

Fabianski (Lossl)
Robertson VVD Ake (Pereira Rice)
Salah Hazard Andersen Fraser (Kante)
Vardy Higuain Wilson

I refuse REFUSE to own Mané

09-03-2019 10:38pm

km79 wrote: »

He is the only must have

If everyone owns him best not to imo depending on your current position in leagues

km79 · 09-03-2019 10:47pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If everyone owns him best not to imo depending on your current position in leagues

That makes no sense
He is playing the worst team in the league
He will be captained
You have a free hit
And don’t want him ?

If everyone owns him against Fulham it best to own him. And captain him

You have 10 other differentials

km79 · 09-03-2019 10:49pm

Rikand wrote: »

Draft 2 (cause I tore up draft 1)

Fabianski (Lossl)
Robertson VVD Ake (Pereira Rice)
Salah Hazard Andersen Fraser (Kante)
Vardy Higuain Wilson

I refuse REFUSE to own Mané

I am not free hitting but I too am wary of mane and am also considering hazard for my sins !
I wouldn’t mind I only sold Alison for dubravka a few weeks back to free up the spot for mane !

09-03-2019 10:57pm

km79 wrote: »

That makes no sense
He is playing the worst team in the league
He will be captained
You have a free hit
And don’t want him ?

If everyone owns him against Fulham it best to own him. And captain him

You have 10 other differentials

The higher his ownership the better it is to fade him as he wont always have a good week.

The times he doesn't I gain a lot on the a high percentage of people the time he does I'm screwed.

I havent made any builds yet and seeing as people are leaving money on the table most teams are going to be pretty similar.

RocketRaccoon · 09-03-2019 11:01pm

I can't remember from last season but with the FH can i make transfers tonight and go back in again tomorrow and make more, similar to the wildcard, or do all transfers need to be done in one go?

POKERKING · 09-03-2019 11:04pm

jimmii wrote: »

They don't pick an fpl squad though. But yeah you'd want it to be pretty close alright to what they put out. Some people may also have more money than them to spend so can upgrade on what they do too.

They do pick a squad except no sub keeper? I think its a wise move if u just want to most logicall highest score and dont need to chase points. The lads will do all the research and will likely have the closest thing to the best team available. Statistically speaking.

I know its boring and if we all did same etc but casuals wont do this and its a chance to move up the overall rankings. Its the only time you can actually do this, its part of the reason i dont like fh. I dont like the fact you can just copy ffs but to me it makes most sense and i want to win so i will do it(when i use chip).

alchemist33 · 09-03-2019 11:09pm

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I can't remember from last season but with the FH can i make transfers tonight and go back in again tomorrow and make more, similar to the wildcard, or do all transfers need to be done in one go?

You can change as many times as you like.

Re the scout picks, they only use a budget of 85M, I think.

km79 · 09-03-2019 11:10pm

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/help

jimmii · 09-03-2019 11:14pm

POKERKING wrote: »

They do pick a squad except no sub keeper? I think its a wise move if u just want to most logicall highest score and dont need to chase points. The lads will do all the research and will likely have the closest thing to the best team available. Statistically speaking.

I know its boring and if we all did same etc but casuals wont do this and its a chance to move up the overall rankings. Its the only time you can actually do this, its part of the reason i dont like fh. I dont like the fact you can just copy ffs but to me it makes most sense and i want to win so i will do it(when i use chip).

The scout picks are an 11 and then an extra player in each outfield position so most weeks they end up with 4 forwards. Good guide for your first 11 but the subtle differences can make a big difference depending on funds.

corkcoco · 09-03-2019 11:15pm

jimmii · 09-03-2019 11:17pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

You can change as many times as you like.

Re the scout picks, they only use a budget of 85M, I think.

No they change at as the season goes on so it's in line with most people's budgets for their starting 11. It's currently 83.1m.

Shedite27 · 10-03-2019 10:40am

So Is suppose given that the template is looking like the following:

Fabianski
Liverpool/WH defenders plus David Luiz
Hazard/Mane/Salah +1 of Siggy/Fraser/Anderson
Higuain/Vardy +1 of Wilson/Rondon

... anyone else considering any differentials? Tilemens, Snodgrass and Perreira the only others mentioned so far. Azpilicueta instead of Luiz might be a mix-up for me, maybe Maddison in as the 4th mid, Richarlison and Digne haven't been mentioned yet either. No chance anyone is fitting in Firmino is there? Almiron maybe?

Mr.Prodston · 10-03-2019 12:41pm

I'm free hitting too

dsmythy · 10-03-2019 12:45pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I'm free hitting too

Can't wait to see yours

Dempsey · 10-03-2019 12:56pm

If you have all the chips is the fh best to play this week?

jimmii · 10-03-2019 12:59pm

Dempsey wrote: »

If you have all the chips is the fh best to play this week?

Depends how many players you have this week. The more you have the better it would be to wait until fixtures become official before making a decision on this week or next week.

Mr.Prodston · 10-03-2019 1:04pm

dsmythy wrote: »

Can't wait to see yours

Neither can I, but I haven't even looked at things until later on!

I'm sure I'll play things reasonably safe......

Wilberto · 10-03-2019 2:54pm

bantee · 10-03-2019 3:38pm

Wilberto wrote: »

First FH Draft :

Kepa | (3.9m)

Robbo | Pereira | Rice (Diop |Schindler)

Salah (C) | Mané | Hazard | Fraser (Brooks)

Higuain | Vardy | Wilson

I know Kepa is taking up a Chelsea spot, but looking at the other keepers playing I'm not that impressed by any of them (apart from Alisson obvs).

I like that team, be going something similar myself

Mr.Prodston · 10-03-2019 9:33pm

1st Draft:

Heaton
Van Dijk - Rice - Azpilicueta
Mane - Hazard - Lanzini - Barnes
Wilson - Chicarito - Firmino

Boruc: Almiron - Chilwell - Mee

A forward line with both Vardy an Higuain looks a little too obvious, for my liking! 2 West Ham attackers seems like a bad idea but....Huddersfield!

Suppose I could be tempted to swap Chicarito for Rondon! And a 3rd starting defender over Azpil, I can't really decide on?

Shedite27 · 10-03-2019 10:40pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

1st Draft:

Heaton
Van Dijk - Rice - Azpilicueta
Mane - Hazard - Lanzini - Barnes
Wilson - Chicarito - Firmino

Boruc: Almiron - Chilwell - Mee

A forward line with both Vardy an Higuain looks a little too obvious, for my liking! 2 West Ham attackers seems like a bad idea but....Huddersfield!

Suppose I could be tempted to swap Chicarito for Rondon! And a 3rd starting defender over Azpil, I can't really decide on?

Never change Mr.P

keano_afc · 10-03-2019 11:26pm

Triple WH defence. Surely they can keep Huddersfield out?

Chesty08 · 11-03-2019 12:42am

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

1st Draft:

Heaton
Van Dijk - Rice - Azpilicueta
Mane - Hazard - Lanzini - Barnes
Wilson - Chicarito - Firmino

Boruc: Almiron - Chilwell - Mee

A forward line with both Vardy an Higuain looks a little too obvious, for my liking! 2 West Ham attackers seems like a bad idea but....Huddersfield!

Suppose I could be tempted to swap Chicarito for Rondon! And a 3rd starting defender over Azpil, I can't really decide on?

Arnautovic captain is the play

Benimar · 11-03-2019 12:46am

keano_afc wrote: »

Triple WH defence. Surely they can keep Huddersfield out?

Chesty08 wrote: »

Arnautovic captain is the play

West Ham 0 Huddersfield 1 nailed on :pac:

km79 · 11-03-2019 12:47am

Benimar wrote: »

West Ham 0 Huddersfield 1 nailed on :pac:

Rice own goal

IrishLad90 · 11-03-2019 12:51am

My front 3 have a blank GW
Schar has been suspended
Ederson blanks next week

Kane Rashford Jimenez all out
Wilson king vardy all in

Genuinely believe this can pay off even with a -8

Ederson
TAA Maguire Van dijk
Fraser hazard mane Anderson
Wilson king vardy

Nobody on the bench
Using wildcard next week after this mess starts to clear

POKERKING · 11-03-2019 8:17am

Wilberto wrote: »

First FH Draft :

Kepa | (3.9m)

Robbo | Pereira | Rice (Diop |Schindler)

Salah (C) | Man Hazard | Fraser (Brooks)

Higuain | Vardy | Wilson

I know Kepa is taking up a Chelsea spot, but looking at the other keepers playing I'm not that impressed by any of them (apart from Alisson obvs).

This to me looks like the best option. The front 7 will pick itself along with robbo and rice. Only two debatble options are keeper and last defender(plus bench fodder).

elefant · 11-03-2019 8:18am

Fabianski
Robertson Rudiger Diop
Salah Mane Hazard Fraser
Vardy Higuain Wilson

And shoehorn in dross to try and fit one other decent playing option on the bench (Barnes, McNeil, Gray or Brooks if possible)

km79 · 11-03-2019 8:36am

Perreira should be in nobody’s free hit team
I wish I could free hit him out
Waste of cash

Dubh Geannain · 11-03-2019 11:18am

Thinking of a going with Double Pool at the back. So then it's Salah or Mane...

dr.kenneth noisewater · 11-03-2019 2:25pm

alchemist33 · 11-03-2019 2:30pm

I'm seeing a lot of Higuain in teams. Tbh he isn't in my FH plans at all. There are probably about 9 decent attackers to fill your 7 attack slots this week and I'll likely go Siggy or Richy over him. Hazard is enough Chelsea attack IMO

dsmythy · 11-03-2019 2:39pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

I'm seeing a lot of Higuain in teams. Tbh he isn't in my FH plans at all. There are probably about 9 decent attackers to fill your 7 attack slots this week and I'll likely go Siggy or Richy over him. Hazard is enough Chelsea attack IMO

Smacks of price stacking and/or name checking.

In fairness to him he had been doing fairly well of late until Wolves bussed them.

Dubh Geannain · 12-03-2019 11:27am

My starting 11 is not decided yet -

Flappyhandski
TAA, Daniels, Dinge
Hazard, Salah, Mane, Fraser, Maddison
Vardy, Arnie

Hamer, Barnes, Diop, Fuchs(Fodder)

Barnes might be in yet for Fraser/Maddison
Arnie is not guaranteed to remain in there either. Will Peligrini go for two up front against Huddersfield? Am I willing to take the gamble?

Brian201888 · 12-03-2019 12:21pm

Considering TAA, Mane, Firmino as my Liverpool contingent, I've fallen behind in my main leagues so capitalising on a Salah blank could be very helpful.

If he delivers it could finish me but I'm very tempted

Game week 31 free hit team selection?

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